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noun
Any of the genus Houttuynia of two species in the Saururaceae native to Southeast Asia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
one species; east Asian low-growing plant of wet places
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Houttuynia
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Broader terms: dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus
History
From the genus name.
